After two underwhelming films, the third time appears to have been the charm for the modern Hercule Poirot series.
Based on another one of Agatha Christie’s stories, “A Haunting in Venice” finds inspector Poirot retired from detective work. Played by Kenneth Branagh, who also directs, Poirot is now living in the titular city a few years removed from investigating. That is until he he meets up with friend and author Ariadne (Tina Fey).
A mystery author, Ariadne is planning to attend a séance to gather some inspiration for future works, and she invites Poirot to come along. The inspector is skeptical at first about the whole situation, but decides to tag along. During the event, a mysterious death takes place, and it forces Poirot to exit his retirement on a spooky Halloween night.
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